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Toppled crowns and tumbrels to the guillotine are just part of the massive archive of images and documents released online this month. The French Revolution Digital Archive, a partnership between Stanford University and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, was announced last week with some 14,000 high-resolution images.
For anyone who tried to use the thorough, but cumbersome, BnF website for research, this is joyous news. Yet even for curious non-academics the archive is incredibly user-friendly and rich with vivid material on one of historys most tumultuous times. The archive, a multi-year project, is divided into two areas Parliamentary Archives and Images of the French Revolution with a very handy visual timeline included on each search so you can pinpoint what exact point of time you want to target. While the images are heavy on prints and illustrations, there are also photographs of medals, coins, and other artifacts.
You can approach the images by themes like religion, the woeful King and the Royal Family, and the chaotic political rivalries and social conflict. There are also divisions in art and culture, like heroes and allegories, and even the titillating politics in the boudoir. The keywords once youre viewing an image are in French, but overall its accessible to either anglo- or francophones.
Crown: I lost a head; Guillotine: Ive found one (1793
An astronomer looking at the stars, and falling into an abyss (1789-92)
Stamp with a skull and guillotines with the words equality" and fraternity (1799
http://hyperallergic.com/106358/14000-images-of-the-french-revolution-released-online/
http://frda-stage.stanford.edu/en/catalog/sh280xt1652
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)Thanks for posting!
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)I need to get to bed, but think this is gonna keep me up for a while!
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Let's see if I can stick to it.
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)We'll see.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)in history. thanks so much for posting
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Flying Squirrel
(3,041 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)edbermac
(15,950 posts)"It's good to be the King!"
RainDog
(28,784 posts)Solly Mack
(90,798 posts)cliffordu
(30,994 posts)Is probably going to be my next tattoo....
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)just sayin'
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)On my trike.
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Or will you be looking over my shoulder?
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)We'll take my camera. You'll have fun taking photos while we ride.
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)Why are these fascist thugs taking us all down a path where violent revolution is the outcome?
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)to be peaceful to get my support. Like the Color Revolutions.
cali
(114,904 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)when I came across the above article. This archive is fascinating!
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)JustAnotherGen
(32,000 posts)Off to dig up what I can on M.A.
ETA -I've never seen such a strong image of her Hapsburg jaw.
http://frda-stage.stanford.edu/en/catalog/bj825wm4934
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)maybe "liberty" fell off. :shrug;
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)in the picture, but it looks complete to me. I think it's a typo.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Full Monty here :
Text displayed on a placard announcing the sale of biens nationaux (1793). Soon after the Revolution, the motto was sometime written as "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death". The "death" part was later dropped for being too strongly associated with the Reign of Terror.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libert%C3%A9,_%C3%A9galit%C3%A9,_fraternit%C3%A9
JI7
(89,283 posts)the whole thing is so fascinating with incredible characters on all sides. even though it happened over 200 years ago i always find i can kind of relate to the people (even when i disagree with them).
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth